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Ministry of Law and Justice
Legal Aid Programme
Posted On:
22 JUL 2022 5:03PM by PIB Delhi
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of the Act, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunities.
For this purpose, the legal services institutions have been setup from the Taluk Court level to the Supreme Court. The activities/programmes undertaken by Legal Services Authorities include legal aid and advice; legal awareness programmes ; legal services/empowerment camps ; legal services clinics ; legal literacy clubs ; Lok Adalats and implementation of victim compensation scheme. Funds under Grant-in-Aid are allocated and sanctioned to NALSA by the Government on yearly basis. The details of funds allocated by NALSA to Legal Services Authorities for organizing legal aid programmes during last three years are at Annexure – A. The details regarding number of persons who were provided free legal services during last three years are at Annexure – B.
To enable equitable access to justice, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched Legal Services Mobile App on Android and iOS versions to enable easy access to legal aid to common citizens.
Further, a scheme on Access to Justice titled “Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India“ has been launched with aim to strengthen pre-litigation advice and consultation through Tele-Law: Reaching the Unreached; ensure pan - India dispensation framework to deliver Pro Bono legal Services through Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) programme; facilitate disposal of 15 year old pending cases at the district level through its Nyaya Mitra programme and to empower citizens through Pan India legal literacy and legal awareness programme. The Scheme embeds use of technology and developing contextualized IEC (Information, Education and Communication) material in regional / local dialect to supports its intervention and to achieve easy accessibility of legal services to the poor and weakest sections of the society.
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Annexure-A
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S.No.
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Name of State/UT Authority
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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2,00,00,000
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3,40,00,000
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5,00,00,000
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2,00,00,000
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1,00,00,000
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1,40,00,000
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3
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Assam
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3,00,00,000
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3,70,00,000
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6,40,00,000
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4
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Bihar
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4,50,00,000
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3,70,00,000
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7,60,00,000
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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6,00,00,000
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3,95,00,000
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5,25,00,000
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6
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Goa
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0
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50,00,000
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15,00,000
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7
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Gujarat
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3,50,00,000
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3,45,00,000
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5,75,00,000
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8
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Haryana
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9,00,00,000
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4,50,00,000
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6,50,00,000
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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4,00,00,000
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1,85,00,000
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2,45,00,000
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10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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6,00,00,000
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3,50,00,000
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4,65,00,000
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11
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Jharkhand
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4,00,00,000
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4,00,00,000
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7,35,00,000
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12
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Karnataka
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7,00,00,000
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6,25,00,000
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7,50,00,000
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13
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Kerala
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11,00,00,000
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5,25,00,000
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9,90,00,000
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14
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Madhya Pradesh
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4,50,00,000
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3,00,00,000
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5,00,00,000
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15
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Maharashtra
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6,00,00,000
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6,25,00,000
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8,25,00,000
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16
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Manipur
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4,00,00,000
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1,00,00,000
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1,05,00,000
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17
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Meghalaya
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1,00,00,000
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50,00,000
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50,00,000
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18
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Mizoram
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2,50,00,000
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50,00,000
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1,15,00,000
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19
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Nagaland
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2,50,00,000
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50,00,000
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1,15,00,000
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20
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Odisha
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6,00,00,000
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3,25,00,000
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4,25,00,000
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21
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Punjab
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10,00,00,000
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3,25,00,000
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6,40,00,000
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22
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Rajasthan
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6,50,00,000
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4,55,00,000
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7,00,00,000
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23
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Sikkim
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2,50,00,000
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50,00,000
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65,00,000
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24
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Tamil Nadu
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5,00,00,000
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4,20,00,000
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6,00,00,000
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25
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Telangana
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3,50,00,000
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3,50,00,000
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4,10,00,000
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26
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Tripura
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3,00,00,000
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2,80,00,000
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2,65,00,000
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27
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Uttar Pradesh
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3,00,00,000
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6,50,00,000
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6,00,00,000
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28
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Uttarakhand
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2,00,00,000
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2,50,00,000
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2,55,00,000
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29
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West Bengal
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9,00,00,000
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5,20,00,000
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7,00,00,000
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30
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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0
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0
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0
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31
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Chandigarh
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1,00,00,000
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80,00,000
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55,00,000
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32
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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0
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2,50,000
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0
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33
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Daman & Diu
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0
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2,50,000
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0
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34
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Delhi
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8,00,00,000
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5,00,00,000
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9,30,00,000
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35
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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0
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36
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Puducherry
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0
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10,00,000
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20,00,000
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37
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Ladakh
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0
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0
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65,00,000
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38
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Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
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0
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1,00,00,000
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10000000
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TOTAL
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1,42,00,00,000
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1,00,00,00,000
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1,45,30,00,000
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Annexure-B
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S. No.
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Name of State/UT Authority
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
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43
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65
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79
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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4,396
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4,474
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6,371
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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3,932
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1,984
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2,657
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4
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Assam
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8,002
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10,027
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1,10,254
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5
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Bihar
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60,139
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38,653
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16,89,158
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6
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Chandigarh
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2,261
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1,242
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1,781
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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81,713
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26,814
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42,394
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8
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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28
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10
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27
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9
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Daman & Diu
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0
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0
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17
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10
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Delhi
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79,458
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82,131
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79,055
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11
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Goa
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3,006
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875
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1,101
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12
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Gujarat
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26,887
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8,302
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21,953
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13
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Haryana
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19,019
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11,059
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23,260
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14
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Himachal Pradesh
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4,368
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2,083
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4,806
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15
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Jammu & Kashmir
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4,961
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7,675
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8,870
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16
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Jharkhand
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30,530
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1,31,691
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6,49,481
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17
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Karnataka
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1,45,015
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23,211
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32,794
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18
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Kerala
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71,058
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11,242
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16,895
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19
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Ladakh
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0
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93
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2,408
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20
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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0
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21
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Madhya Pradesh
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2,68,351
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87,843
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33,43,800
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22
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Maharashtra
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24,060
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12,278
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22,595
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23
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Manipur
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18,257
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56,635
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22,651
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24
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Meghalaya
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2,914
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2,131
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2,346
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25
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Mizoram
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9,473
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1,670
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3,201
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26
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Nagaland
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3,691
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4,231
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7,750
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27
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Odisha
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8,025
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6,029
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8,849
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28
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Puducherry
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1,295
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309
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884
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29
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Punjab
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1,27,829
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27,096
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36,404
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30
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Rajasthan
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32,413
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12,274
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13,833
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31
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Sikkim
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928
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702
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986
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32
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Tamil Nadu
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35,552
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26,491
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38,181
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33
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Telangana
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15,145
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3,488
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6,712
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34
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Tripura
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13,595
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2,156
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2,671
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35
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Uttar Pradesh
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60,819
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3,545
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1,32,629
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36
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Uttarakhand
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3,018
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2,343
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3,775
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37
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West Bengal
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41,956
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20,906
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29,015
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Total
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12,12,137
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6,31,758
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63,69,643
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This information was given by the Minister for Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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RKJ/M
(Release ID: 1843911)
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